Thursday, July 17th, 2008
For some time, I have been looking for a versatile CMS (content management system) that would allow my mind to wander. So far, I have set up some pretty nice systems. They are meeting my goals, but I wanted to see how things would be outside the realm of business. I mean, a new website would certainly be set up under the business name, but it would be sort of a hobby site in the beginning and we would see what it looks like after a year or two.
There is a blurry line between CMS applications and blog applications now. I understand blogs are becoming actual CMS applications, so who knows what will happen with that. I can see WordPress staying my favorite for a while, but I feel like learning something new.
Here are some of the top open source CMS applications I looked at:
- Joomla
- e107
- Drupal
- Plone
- Mambo
- PHP-Fusion
- PHP-Nuke
- XOOPS
After going over a bunch of these, I decided upon Joomla (along with about a million other people). Just to let you know, there is a really great website that lists many top content management systems, along with blogs, wikis, etc… All listed systems are open source and the website has a link to their homepage as well as a demo of the front page and the admin. This helped tremendously during my research.
I really don’t know what I am going to do with this website yet, but I am sure that once I go through all the plug-ins, I will start forming a plan. For now, I am just going to do the install and document the process here. After that, I will document all the exciting things I come across.
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
I have to do a few things today.
One of them was to take a few cabinets in the kitchen down. One of them held the fan that goes above the stove. I took quick action and they came down fairly easily. Poor Simon was eating while I started removing one of them and got a little spooked.
I am trying to rid rid of everything on one side of the room so I can get to the walls. Today, I am also running down to Lowe’s to pick up a Dewalt belt sander. That should take care of the lumps in the walls. I am not doing that by hand. I read up on the internet about using a belt sander on walls and there were mixed reviews. Some people thought it was crazy, while others said they have done it and it worked wonders. I think I will go with the recommendations from those who have actually done it and not with those who are playing a guessing game.
So, here is my shopping list for today:
- belt sander with semi-fine grit belt to sand the walls smooth
- joint compound for repairing the walls and a skim coat afterwards
- joint tape
- respirator mask
- shims for some joists in the basement not meeting the new girder beam
So far, this project hasn’t cost all that much. I got the new fan yesterday, but have a gallon of white ceiling paint left over from the living room. I have all the tools for the wall repairs. A few hundred bucks today for some more tools and supplies isn’t bad. I am saving a lot of money by doing all the demo work myself.
After the ceiling is painted, the crown moulding is hung, the walls are prepped and the floor is ready, we will call the kitchen people to come take their measurements. After that, we will head up to the showroom to pick out what we want. While that is on order, I will pick out some tile and have the tile guy come down the do the floor. Hmmm…not bad.
Here are some photos of the beauty…
Damn, that’s ugly.
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